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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

JOSEPH n. BLOOMFIELD, or RIO, AND MARTIN w. noonn, on GALESBURG, ILLINOIS; SAID BOONE ASSIGNOR TO SAID BLOOMFIELD.

RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,259, dated July 31, 1883. Application filed January 12, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, Josnrn H. BLooM- FIELD and MAR'rrN W. BOONE, citizens of the United States, residing, BLooMFInLD at Rio,

and BOONE at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part .of this specification.

This invention relates to railway-rail j ointsand it consists in constructions and combinations hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate what we consider the preferable method of applying our invention in joining the abutting ends of railway-rails, Figure 1 is a perspective. Fig. 2 is a side elevation; Fig. 3, a sectional elevation on the line as w in Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a sectional elevation on line 2 2, Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a sectional plan in line 3 3 in Fig.2. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the railsalone.

Referring to the drawings by letters, the same letter indicating the same part in the different figures, letters A A represent the abutting ends of two railway-rails, each with a recess, a, in the end of its web portion, which recesses coincide in vertical positions when the ends of the rails are brought together.

13 is a base-plate, somewhat broader than the base of the rails. We prefer simply a fiat plate, B, as shown; but it may be of any desired form. i

O are slots in the base-plate B, in positions exterior but close to the lower flanges of the rails.

D D are fish-plates having lugs d, with hooked ends d. The lugs d pass down through the slots 0. The fish-plates and their lugs d are formed in cross-section, as shown at Fig; 8, so that when applied to the rails the hooked ends cl of the lugs engage the bottom side of the base-plate B and the upper portions of the lugs from' a point, e, or thereabout, to apoint, e, or thereabout, come in contact with the lower flange, a, of the rail, and act as fulcrums for the fish-plate, so that forcing itsupper portion toward the web of the rail will cause the hooksd to draw the base-plate B firmly to the bottom of the rail. When the fish-plate is in position as shown at same figure, there are spaces between it and the web of the rail from point e to c, and also between the lugs d and the base of the rail from points 6 downward,

while it touches the rail, as hereinbefore dethe ordinary manner, and by a bolt, G, which is elongated in its cross-section lengthwise to the rails, and passes through slots y in the fishplates and through the recesses a in the rails. The bolt G is intended more especially as a support for the rails against vertical deflection, resting, as it does, in the recesses a in their ends, and to increase its effi ciency for that purpose the upper side of its head 9 is made to fit against the projecting head of the rail, and its lower side to fit against the turnedout edge of the fish-plate on one side of the rail,

while a washer, g, fits similarly to the other side of the rail. The end of the bolt G, as shown, is rounded. and threaded for a nut, 9, which holds it in place. It may be held by a key, and not be rounded, but left fiat to receive it. The lower edge of the fish-plates maybe cut away, if preferred, so that the lower sides of the bolt-heads d and the washers g will rest on the base of the rails. The bolt G and rails with recesses 60 may be used with an ordinaryfish-plate joint.

The device hereinbefore described constitutes a,rail-joint, it is believed, of superior 0 I qualities, which permits freely of expansion and contraction of the rails and holds them securely from deflection in any direction by theforces to which they are subjected in ordinary use, and which may be tightened up by 5 the bolts. to compensate for the wear between the contact-surfaces of the fish-plates and the upper and lower flanges of the rails.

WVe are aware that abase-plate having an extension bent up to form one side of the joint ioo and a slot on the opposite side for the lip of a removable plate, which is clamped with the bent part to the rail by means of bolts, is old, in the fish-plates and in the recesses a in the and to that we make no claim; but

What we claim as new is- 1. In combination with the rails A A and base-plate B, having slots 0 on each side of the rails, the fish-plates D, having hook-lugs which pass through said slots 0 and engage the base plate, and having upper portions adapted to be drawn toward the web of the rail to draw the base-plate to the base of the rail, substan tially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The base-plate B, having slots 0 on each side, and fish-plates-D, having hook-lugs, substantially as described, in combination with rails A, substantially as and for the. purpose Specified.

3. In combination with the rails A, having recesses a in their ends, the base-plate B, the fish-plates having hooks adapted to engage said base-plate, and the bolt G, seated in slots rails, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In combination with rails A, having recesses a in their ends, and with fish-plates having slots in line with said recesses, bolts G,

with heads on one end and washers on their other end,which heads and washers fit snugly at their upper sides against the head of the rail, and at their lower sides against the base of the rail, substantially as and for the pur;

pose specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH H. BLOOMFIELD. MARTIN W. BOONE.

Witnesses:

I. R. RICHARDS, H. M. RICHARDS. 

